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Three European nuclear reactors will be shut down at the end of 2019On 20 December, the BKW’s Mühleberg nuclear power plant in Switzerland was shut down after 47 years in operation. Since 1972, the power plant, which has a single 372 MWe boiling water reactor (BWR),…
Unit 5 at the Zaporozhe nuclear power plant loaded exclusively with Westinghouse fuelIn Ukraine, there are 15 nuclear units in commercial operation at four power plants (Khmelnitsky, Rovno, South Ukraine and Zaporozhe) which are all operated by the state-owned company Energoatom.…
Record growth of solar power in PolandPoland has a registered record growth of solar PV installed capacity in 2019, which could reach 1.2 to 1.3 GW by the end of this year, according to the GlobalData analytics company. The solar boom in…
German parliament approves climate protection lawThe German Bundestag (the lower house of parliament) has approved a major climate protection package. According to environment minister Svenja Schulze, the package plugs a major gap in Germany’s…
IAEA assesses climate change effects on the energy sectorA new publication called Adapting the Energy Sector to Climate Change published by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) studies the "double challenge" the global energy sector will face in…
79 percent of EU coal plants are unprofitableA report by the Carbon Tracker Initiative (CTI) has revealed that four out of five of EU coal plants are running at a high financial loss. They could be facing losses of nearly €6.6 billion this year.…
Poland to import a record amount of electricity this yearPoland exported more electricity than it imported until 2014. Since then, domestic demand for electricity has been growing faster than production, and the difference has been covered by electricity…
The US begins first commercial testing of silicide nuclear fuelThrough its Enhanced Accident Tolerant Fuel programme, the US Department of Energy (DOE) supports the development of various accident tolerant fuel types. The researchers and private companies are…
Wind energy development stalls in GermanyAccording to the German government’s plan, renewable energy is supposed to account for at least 65 % in the country's energy mix by 2030. Wind energy is expected to play a major role. In recent years,…
Korean APR-1400 reactor design certified for use in the USAIn 2013 and 2014, the Korea Electric Power Corporation (Kepco) and its subsidiary Korea Hydro and Nuclear Power (KHNP) submitted the APR-1400 reactor design certification application to the US Nuclear…
Russian floating nuclear plant sets sail for SiberiaRussia launched the world's first floating nuclear power plant, the Akademik Lomonosov for a weeklong journey through the Arctic Circle to the town of Pevek in north Siberia. The Akademik Lomonosov is…
Lipno hydropower plant celebrates 60 yearsThe Lipno hydropower plant has two machines – TG1 and TG2. TG1 has been in operation since 13 August 1959. In 2012 and 2017, the power plant was modernized. Thanks to an investment of more than CZK…
Climate change solutions presented at the Tel Aviv Museum of ArtThe Tel Aviv Museum of Art in Israel houses the latest exhibition "Solar Guerrilla: Constructive Responses to Climate Change" which focuses on how cities can use innovative technologies to limit the…
Another delay of Olkiluoto NPP commissioningThe Finish utility Teollisuuden Voima Oyj (TVO) has informed the public about another delay to the commissioning of the third unit at the Olkiluoto NPP. The deadline has been postponed by six months…
Could geothermal energy become the ultimate energy source?In the time of growing energy consumption and pressure from public demanding a transition to low-carbon sources, it is necessary to look for new green energy sources. One of the main sources could be …
